Dept. of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Patna, India
Online published on 21 March, 2018.
In history books, Jain Architecture has been explored as the seat of numerous renowned Indian dynasties; the Indian province of Bihar has likewise been the support of horde religious beliefs. It was in this express Jainism, which today brags of many followers was first proliferated. The chief proponent of Jain religion, Mahavira was conceived close Patna, the capital of Bihar, in 599 BC. At the youthful age, he turned into an austere and meditated for quite a while before he ended up illuminated and from there on he lectured for a long time until he accomplished Nirvana or salvation. Today Bihar is flooded with Jain relics and temples. In any case, large portions of these temples and relics have blurred into the mists of time, yet those that remain are the testimony to the solid Jain convention of Bihar.